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How long to boil and soak dungeness crab?
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:51 pm
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:51 pm
My buddy picked up some dungeness crab and wants me boil them tomorrow. I've only done blue crab. Would anyone mind sharing recommendations on boil and soak times? I'd appreciate any insight so I don't waste his $$$ and jack up some nice crabs.
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Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:54 pm to McFly
most places out west just boil them in salt
I would google it I guarantee there’s recipes on the net
when you crack the carapace off there’s tons of good stuff inside the shell
I would google it I guarantee there’s recipes on the net
when you crack the carapace off there’s tons of good stuff inside the shell
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:59 pm to McFly
Steam about 5 min assuming their already cooked
This post was edited on 7/20/18 at 10:00 pm
Posted on 7/20/18 at 10:40 pm to cgrand
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most places out west just boil them in salt
I would recommend hitting them with a little old bay seasoning
Posted on 7/21/18 at 6:30 am to LSUEnvy
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Steam about 5 min assuming their already cooked
This is the correct answer...and some spice if you care to.
Posted on 7/21/18 at 6:34 am to unclejhim
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some spice if you care to.
This. Soak them in crawfish boil after cooking.
Posted on 7/21/18 at 7:27 am to McFly
We get dungeness often from Albertsons. The frozen carb is already cooked. We fire up the crawfish boiler, crawfish boil-bay leaves-salt, drop in potatoes and cook for 10 min, drop in corn for 5 min, and then add the crab. Boil for about 7-8 minutes and then let rest for 45min to an hour.
Posted on 7/21/18 at 7:41 am to Enadious
Thanks to all for the help. 
Posted on 7/21/18 at 10:22 am to McFly
No Brag but I've caught them and boiled them in Alaska, they are very mild so we just
Boiled them in seawater on the boat. Just boil them till they turn red and they are done.
Serve with melted butter pretty darn good.
Boiled them in seawater on the boat. Just boil them till they turn red and they are done.
Serve with melted butter pretty darn good.
Posted on 7/21/18 at 10:40 am to BIG Texan
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No Brag but I've caught them and boiled them in Alaska
Some of my better memories are of visiting family in Seattle and catching them in the sound and boiling them two hours later. Nice cool weather, no bugs, and views of mountains while eating outside.
It's a nice deal for residents to be able to pay like $5 for a permit to catch five per person a day.
Posted on 7/21/18 at 11:15 am to McFly
If you want a faster cook method...pull the carapace off first and clean then boil. There are a ton of methods for this but of deliciousness. Enjoy.
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